Path: ...!2.eu.feeder.erje.net!feeder.erje.net!fu-berlin.de!uni-berlin.de!individual.net!not-for-mail From: Robin Miller Newsgroups: rec.arts.tv Subject: Selected programming for June 19-21, 2024 Date: Mon, 17 Jun 2024 01:13:17 -0400 Lines: 359 Message-ID: Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit X-Trace: individual.net MJ8gprv7pYxA9OBb+SdODwwASETAkbpTyj5jf3NySjNPwkCmZ/ Cancel-Lock: sha1:qeyai9O8+tVgdioXtdFsme8M5hY= sha256:LUbLRBi7KhvVjtZaYMN8Cf0OoMDXftau0irMiWjEUys= X-Mozilla-News-Host: news://news.individual.net:119 User-Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (Windows NT 6.1; WOW64; rv:91.0) Gecko/20100101 Firefox/91.0 SeaMonkey/2.53.18.2 Bytes: 11436 Wednesday, June 19 Streaming: Black Barbie (documentary) (3:01 am, Netflix) Black Barbie celebrates the momentous impact three Black women at Mattel had on the evolution of the Barbie brand as we know it. Through these charismatic insiders’ stories, the documentary tells the story of how the first Black Barbie came to be in 1980, examining the importance of representation and how dolls can be crucial to the formation of identity and imagination. 1h 40m. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Itsg2V5PSkI https://www.netflix.com/title/81716193 https://www.imdb.com/title/tt26593387/ Inheritance [Spadek] (movie) (3:01 am, Netflix) When an eccentric inventor and gameshow host, played by Jan Peszek, suddenly passes away, a family of bickering oddballs, among them Maciej Stuhr, Joanna Trzepiecinska and Mateusz Król, gathers with hopes of inheriting his fortune. To everyone's surprise, the unconventional uncle prepared one last game for them to determine who would receive his inheritance. It involves a series of tasks and puzzles, testing their ability to reconcile and work together. Polish comedy; 1h 34m. https://www.netflix.com/title/81500431 https://www.imdb.com/title/tt32245043/ Kleks Academy [Akademia pana Kleksa] (movie) (3:01 am, Netflix) Teenage girl Ada ends up in mysterious Kleks Academy where crossing to the world of fairy tales and reaching boundaries of imagination is possible. She also discovers a way to find out her most hidden family secret. Polish film; 2h 6m. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GOQ3qRmUeQ4 https://www.netflix.com/title/81399299 https://www.imdb.com/title/tt20857676/ Love Is Blind Brazil (season 4 premiere) (3:01 am, Netflix) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=icIgurgzs_E https://www.netflix.com/title/81284981 Broadcast and cable: Triumph: Jesse Owens and the Berlin Olympics (documentary) (8-10 pm, History Channel) https://www.history.com/specials/triumph-jesse-owens-and-the-berlin-olympics https://www.imdb.com/title/tt31557304/ Dynamic Planet [new] (8 pm, PBS) Traveling to the extremes on all seven continents to meet an extraordinary group of people and animals living and working on the front line of climate change, the series reveals how science, nature and tradition can prepare us for the future. Four episodes. https://www.pbs.org/show/dynamic-planet/ Hope in the Water [new] (9 pm, PBS) The story of people who are feeding our growing planet while working to save our oceans. Three episodes. https://www.pbs.org/show/hope-in-the-water/ ***************************************************************************************** Thursday, June 20 Streaming: Federer: Twelve Final Days (documentary) (12:01 am, Prime Video) "Federer: Twelve Final Days" is a feature-length documentary chronicling the final 12 days of Roger Federer’s professional tennis career. Originally a home video never intended for public viewing, the film captures Federer at his most vulnerable and candid self, as he says goodbye to a game and the fans that shaped his life for the last two decades. 1h 28m. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p9Xn8Olq5-0 https://www.imdb.com/title/tt31392065/ Perfect Wife: The Mysterious Disappearance of Sherri Papini [new; complete limited series] (12:01 am, Hulu) Keith and Sherri Papini’s seemingly idyllic family life is shattered when Sherri vanishes from their rural California neighborhood, triggering a frenzied search that becomes news around the world. But once Sherri is found, a new nightmare begins. Three episodes. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hot1ECXMe0A https://www.imdb.com/title/tt28493589/ The Accidental Twins (documentary) (3:01 am, Netflix) Two sets of identical twins switched at birth in Colombia explore their complex history and new identities in this captivating documentary. Colombian film. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D5JXgPrdfsw https://www.netflix.com/title/81627034 America's Sweethearts: Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders [new; complete season 1] (3:01 am, Netflix) Seven episodes. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=16IBBTd9iJM https://www.netflix.com/title/81685878 Kota Factory (complete season 3) (3:01 am, Netflix) In a city of coaching centers known to train India’s finest collegiate minds, an earnest but unexceptional student and his friends navigate campus life. Indian series; five episodes? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rJEB-0yCjKw https://www.netflix.com/title/81249783 https://www.imdb.com/title/tt9432978/ [rating 9.0 based on 81K reviews] Hart to Heart (season 4 premiere) (3:01 am, Peacock) A-list entertainers, athletes and public figures reveal their honest, unfiltered and unexpected true selves over a glass of wine with Kevin Hart. https://www.imdb.com/title/tt14809614/ Sins of the Bride (movie) (3:01 am, Tubi) ========== REMAINDER OF ARTICLE TRUNCATED ==========